Mixed
It's great for autocomplete, boilerplate stuff, and generally learning about a new topic but terrible for complicated or niche development (just outright fabricates stuff that doesn't exist or compile)
jotux on Hacker News
In the thread “Ask HN: What are your thoughts on the impact of AI on programming careers?”
Helped: Autocomplete, boilerplate, and learning new topics.
Got in the way: Complicated or niche development where it fabricates non-compiling code.
… Internally we have copilot (gpt 4 or claude 3.7) and a custom ChatGPT (4o/o3) client we can use. It's great for autocomplete, boilerplate stuff, and generally learning about a new topic but terrible for complicated or niche development (just outright fabricates stuff that doesn't exist or compile). We got a batch (10+) of summer interns this summer, bright students from good schools, and they are absolutely glued to the AI tools. …